Track for sliding doors



s. w. Masons.

TRAOK FOR SLIDING DOORS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. 1921.

1,429,200 ,1PatentedSept19J922,

arrears STUART W. PAR-SO. S, 01'"? NEVJ BRITAIN,- CONNECTICUT, ASfSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY WORKS, 013 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TRACK r03 SLIDINGDQORS.

Apphcation fi1cd-Iu1y28, 1921 Serial No.'41=88,257.

To aZZ 1072 am it may concern Be it known that I, STUART W. PARSONS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Britain, county of liart'ford,

State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Track for Sliding Doors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tracks for sliding doors such as is used in garages and other buildings. As an instance of a use to which a track of the present invention may be applied reference may be had to a sliding door arrangement wherein the doors are hingedly connected together and are adapted to be rolled from the garage entrance around a bend to the side walls of the garage. The aim otthe invention is to provide a track of this sort made up of a plurality of relatively short sections and having simple and economical means for readily and securely connecting the sections together in correct alinement.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is general view showing a track constructed with one embodiment of the present invention and doors suspended on.

this track,

Fig. 2 is a view on a larger scale of the joint between the track sections,

33 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a joint constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4i.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a, a", denote the doors, connected by hinges 7) and suspended by hangers c from a track (Z, con- 7 walls of the nected by brackets c to the tures similar to and registering with the re-' spective apertures 14:, 13. The brackets 6 Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken on line- The numeral 16,

are preferably formed of metal strips bent to the shape shown. The vertical arms of these brackets may be provided with openings 17'to receive the screws employed for securing the brackets to the wall of the garage or other building.

The horizontal arms of these brackets ter minate in a pair of spaced lugs 18, 19, which extend through the aperturesin the plate 16 and into the apertures 13 in thetrack sec-' tions. The end of the lug 19 extends beyond one of the track sections 10 and is' headed over as shown so as to permanently secure together the bracket, the plate 16 and this track section. The other lug 18 tapers down slightly towards its end so as to wedgedly fit within the aperture 13 in the other track section. .This other track section and the plate 16 are connected together by suitable securing means which, in the presentinstance, is in the form of a bolt 21 which extends through the aperture 14:;

It will be noted that with the arrangement described, all of the parts making up the track, excepting of course the bolt 21, may be constructed from fiat strips or sheets of metal thus providing a structure which i may be very economically manufacturml.

The brackets employed .for securing the track to the building walls are also used in connecting the track sections together. Since the track comprises a plurality of relatively short sections the track may be compactly papkaged and sold in a single bundle along with the hinges, hangers and other articles necessary to make up a complete set.

A person may buy any length of track he I desires and then arrange the sections to the best advantage on the garage walls.

With the arrangement described the track sections maybe very readily and quickly joined and thetrack set up on the Wall of the garagelby-anyunskilled person. The sections are joined. together in such'manner' that. they necessarily must be in correct alinement.

It will be seen that after the parts are brought together, and when the bolt 21 is tightenedup, the tapered lug 18 will bring the track sections into correct alinement. The sections are very securely connected together so that they will not sag and their alinement will not be disturbed by the weight of the door.

Referring now to the embodiment shown 25 receives the neck between thenotches 26.

in Figs. 4 and 5, wherein thesame advantages are obtained as in the structure shown in the preceding embodiment, the bracket 6 is provided with a pair of tapered studs 18 which take into apertures 13 in the track sections 10. The plate 16' is connected at its opposite ends by bolts 21 to the respec-- tive sections .10, and this plate is bowed out at its central portion and is recessed at its lower edge as at 25. In the opposite edges of the bracket 6 are notches26 into which the side edges of the recess of the plate are adapted to fit. It will be readily under stood-that to secure the parts together the track sections are brought end to end and the 1ugs18 of the bracket are then inserted into the opening 13. The plate 16 is then lowered on to the bracket so that the recess of the bracket and then the bolts 21 are inserted and tightened up.

It is of course obvious. that invention issusceptible of various modifications and I changes which are within the spirit of the invention without departing from the scope of the following claims, it being understood that the present disclosure is by way of illustration Only and it is not to be taken as re-' strictiveof my conception.

claim as my invention 2 1. Ina device of thecharacter described, track sections positioned end. to end, a

bracket having/lugs extending through the respective'sections, and a plate forniedseparately from-said bracket and overlapping and secured to the abutting'ends of said sections, said plate and bracket'being in en'- gagement with one another-whereby one secures-the other in position. v

j 2. In a device of the character described,

7 track sections positioned end to end, a sheet Y gaging'in said respective apertures, and a metal bracket member having portions tending into the respective sections, and a sheet metal plate member overlap 'aing and secured to the" abutting ends of said sections,

one of said members having a portion'interposed'andclaniped between the other member and one of said track sections. 1

3. In a device of the character described,

track sections each having" an aperture ad jacent its abutting end, a right angle bracket formed from sheet metal and having one arm terminatlng 1n a pairof spaced integral lugs respectively engaging in said apertures, and a plate secured to said sections and having interlocking engagement with said bracket. j

4. In a device of the character described, track sections positioned end to end and each having an aperture adjacent its abutting end, a bracket having a pair of lugs entions.

6. In a device of the character described, .a plurality of unlts each comprising a track plate cooperatively connected 'with said section a plate member overlapping one end thereo and secured thereto, and a bracket formed separately from said plateand pro vided with means for securing said plate to said section.

7. In a device of the character described, a plurality of units each including a track section having an-aperture adjacent one end,

I a plate member overlapping one end of said section, and abracket having a lug extending through said plate and the aperture in said section, said lug being headed tosecure the parts together. I Y

8. In a device of the character described, a plurality of units each including a track section having an aperture adjacent one end,

" plate member overlapping one end of section, and a bracket having a pair of lugs, one lug extending through plate and aperture and headed to secure the parts to gather, and the other-lug extending through said plate and adaptedto be received by an; aperture'in the end of'an adjacent section.

9. In a device of the character described, track sections each having an aperture adj acent its adjacent end, a bracket havinga pair of lugsrespectively engaging in said apertures, a plate cooperatively connected M to said bracket, and a belt for securing said plate to one of said sections. 10. In a device of the character described track sections each having an aperture" ad jacent its abutting end, a plate overlapping.

said abutting ends and having apertures co1':'--

responding to and registering with the apertures therein, a bracket having lugs extending through the apertures in said plate and sections, one of said lugs being headed to to the other section.

11. In a device of the character described, track sections each having an aperture adjacent its abutting end, a bracket having a pair of lugs respectively engaging in said" apertures, one of said lugs being tapered and wedgedly fitting'in one of said apertures,

gether.

secure said bracket and plate to one of said sections, and means for securing said plate and means for securing the parts to- I STUART W- AB$ 

